CWE
20
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2017-17201: Input Validation

First published: Thu Feb 15 2018(Updated: )

Some huawei smartphones with software BTV-DL09C233B350, Berlin-L21HNC432B360, Berlin-L22HNC636B360, Berlin-L24HNC567B360, Berlin-L21C10B130, Berlin-L21C185B132, Berlin-L21C464B130, Berlin-L22C346B140, Berlin-L22C636B160, Berlin-L23C605B131, Berlin-L23DOMC109B160, MHA-AL00AC00B125 have a DoS vulnerability. Due to insufficient input validation, an attacker could trick a user to execute a malicious application, which could be exploited by attacker to launch DoS attacks.

Credit: psirt@huawei.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Huawei Btv-emui5.0=btv-dl09c233b350
Huawei Btv-emui5.0 Firmware
Huawei Berlin-emui5.0=berlin-l21hnc432b360
Huawei Berlin-emui5.0=berlin-l22hnc636b360
Huawei Berlin-emui5.0=berlin-l24hnc567b360
Huawei Berlin-emui5.0 Firmware
Huawei Berlin-L21=berlin-l21c10b130
Huawei Berlin-L21=berlin-l21c185b132
Huawei Berlin-L21=berlin-l21c464b130
Huawei Berlin-L21
Huawei Berlin-l22 Firmware=berlin-l22c346b140
Huawei Berlin-l22 Firmware=berlin-l22c636b160
Huawei Berlin-l22 Firmware
Huawei Berlin-l23=berlin-l23c605b131
Huawei Berlin-l23=berlin-l23domc109b160
Huawei Berlin-l23 Firmware
Huawei MHA-AL00A=mha-al00ac00b125
Huawei MHA-AL00A

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2017-17201?

    CVE-2017-17201 has been classified as a denial-of-service vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2017-17201?

    To fix CVE-2017-17201, users should update their Huawei devices to the latest firmware version provided by Huawei.

  • Which Huawei smartphone models are affected by CVE-2017-17201?

    Affected models include BTV-DL09C233B350, Berlin-L21HNC432B360, Berlin-L22HNC636B360, Berlin-L24HNC567B360, and others listed in the vulnerability details.

  • What impact does CVE-2017-17201 have on devices?

    CVE-2017-17201 enables attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially disrupting device functionality.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2017-17201 if I can't update my device?

    Currently, there are no recommended workarounds for CVE-2017-17201, and updating firmware is the suggested course of action.

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